UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
June 6, 2007
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
HOSPIRA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-31946 | | 20-0504497 |
(Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
275 N. Field Drive
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
(Address Of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (224) 212-2000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.04 Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans.
JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services has been selected as the new recordkeeper under the Hospira 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”), which will result in a blackout period with respect to participants’ accounts in the Plan. On June 6, 2007, Hospira received the notice required by Section 101(i)(2)(E) of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and, on that date, in accordance with Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 104 of Regulation BTR under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a notice was sent to Hospira’s directors and executive officers. Such notice is attached as Exhibit 99.1, includes the information required by this Item 5.04 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits | | |
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Exhibit Number | | Description | |
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99.1 | | Notice to Executive Officers and Directors, dated June 6, 2007, concerning Blackout Period | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: June 6, 2007 | | | | /s/ Brian J. Smith |
| | | By: | Brian J. Smith |
| | | Its: | Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary |
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